Renal injury in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients may be related to a combination of factors including chemotherapy, radiation, infection, immunosuppressive agents, ischemia, and ...

The application of molecular techniques to characterize clinical kidney biopsies has the potential to provide insights into glomerular diseases that cannot be revealed by traditional renal pathology.

Patients with moderate to severe diabetic glomerulosclerosis had higher risks. The presence and severity of diabetic glomerulosclerosis appear to be important factors in the prognosis of patients with ...

Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a diverse group of diseases, not a single entity, and remains a primary driver of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The renal biopsy remains the essential tool for definitive ...

Each kidney is made up of approximately one million glomeruli. These filter nitrogenous wastes (like urea and creatinine) from the blood, passing through the tuft of capillaries that make up a ...

Glomerular disease in LN is a dynamic process with the potential for glomerular lesions to transform from one pattern to another. 1-4 Adjacent glomeruli may show different degrees of involvement. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment of glomerular disease has a hard endpoint, Brad H. Rovin, MD, FACP, FASN, said — slowing progression ...

The identification of the glomeruli as the source of bleeding is important. Patients with clear evidence of glomerular hematuria do not need to be evaluated for potentially serious urologic disease.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

Glomerulonephritis refers to several conditions that affect the structures within the kidneys, whereas nephrotic syndrome refers to a set of symptoms that indicate the kidneys are not working properly ...